tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post1641613064706485173..comments2015-03-31T17:58:02.861-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: THE PANTHEON ***NEW for 2007***Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19528312257500601382007-01-15T01:33:00.000-05:002007-01-15T01:33:00.000-05:00I'd like to nominate tor, ort and anil. I've neve...I'd like to nominate tor, ort and anil. I've never heard any of those words used in conversation in my life, and I really don't think it's simply because I'm nearly deaf. <br /><br />With all due and proper deference, I do believe you must hail from Mars, Rex, to have included "neon," as it's a pretty commonplace word on this planet. (Oh! Another nominee.... Ares.) And the inclusion of such pop-culture icons as ebay, imac, Uma and eel (think sushi) is, frankly, puzzling. (groan)<br /><br />I'm less committed to, but can make cases (some admittedly insular) for the ouster of a handful of other Pantheon members: Oleo (it's the only word my grandparents ever used to refer to margarine); Estes (as in Park, which is an hour away from me); aloe (positively ubiquitous on any cosmetics aisle); sloe (as in the gin that caused my first bout of liquour-induced...um, shall we say lvoving?); and elan (hey, it's just a damned fine word!).<br /><br />Though I rarely see "adit" in crossword puzzles anymore, I was pleased to see it on the list because it was the very first new word I learned as a direct result of crossword puzzling close to 40 years ago. To this day, that word pops into my head on an oddly regular basis. <br /><br />All of the above is just nit-picking and musing, of course. I'm new to your blog and I love it. It's vying against "Sprawling Ramshackle Compound" for my daily dose of laughs and chuckles, and man-oh-man, does my misery over devious, too-clever clues love the company you provide. Besides, I stand in awe of anyone who can completely solve the Saturday NYT puzzle on a regular basis. I think I've managed it... oh.... four times.Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16675331024091722316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90544168627624209752007-01-15T01:13:00.000-05:002007-01-15T01:13:00.000-05:00Does Dickens count?Does Dickens count?Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16675331024091722316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-45928661453389778922007-01-09T11:49:00.000-05:002007-01-09T11:49:00.000-05:00When was the last time you heard anyone say they h...When was the last time you heard anyone say they had to "eke" out anything?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-51992231147739194852007-01-05T22:44:00.000-05:002007-01-05T22:44:00.000-05:00How about nee? She needs to be included - either t...How about nee? She needs to be included - either the pre-nee-fair-maidens or the post-nee-wizened-matrons as well as Monty Python's "the knights who say nee!" all demand attention.Sandynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49592872700262293912006-12-23T23:31:00.000-05:002006-12-23T23:31:00.000-05:00i just found you. I am very happy. Here are some o...i just found you. I am very happy. Here are some of my candidates:scree (lots of rocks on a Scottish hillside)<br />Omoo is a novel by Melville and he wrote another one called Typee which I have also seen in puzzles although not lately.alicewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2296723085508968972006-12-21T04:18:00.000-05:002006-12-21T04:18:00.000-05:00Nene and Luau ?Nene and Luau ?xwd_fiendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10267237556519468342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53849062906550240672006-12-13T13:21:00.000-05:002006-12-13T13:21:00.000-05:00I'd like to throw Eno, as in the sometimes ambient...I'd like to throw Eno, as in the sometimes ambient rocker, or Brian of pop into the Pantheon. At least at the C-List level...<br />jenniferAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5085212037093544352006-11-24T12:09:00.000-05:002006-11-24T12:09:00.000-05:00You are right, Wendy. I had already added that ......You are right, Wendy. I had already added that ... word? ... to the short list of candidates after seeing it (yet) again recently.Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21778004095552628662006-11-24T10:10:00.000-05:002006-11-24T10:10:00.000-05:00You can also count on seeing ISM or ISMS rather mo...You can also count on seeing ISM or ISMS rather more often than seems necessary.Wendynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11796338319584623022006-11-23T12:45:00.000-05:002006-11-23T12:45:00.000-05:00Perhaps you are unfamiliar with the phrase "proper...Perhaps you are unfamiliar with the phrase "properly deferential."<br /><br />Also, perhaps you did not take the time to examine the equation. I'll give you a minute... nobody said ALEE was more in-the-language than ARIA.<br /><br />I see ARIA way more often than I see ALEE (at least, I think I do). Plus, ARIA is very opera-specific, whereas ALEE, while less in-the-language (it's true), might be used in a number of different contexts. Plus, ARIA is a total diva and not about to step down for anyone. Plus, what I say goes. <br /><br />ALEE is just a harder sell than a lot of these other words that people are recommending. <br /><br />RPRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66409207653535501472006-11-23T12:25:00.000-05:002006-11-23T12:25:00.000-05:00ALEE is more in-the-language than ARIA? What paral...ALEE is more in-the-language than ARIA? What parallel universe do you live in?Janglernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88446499456815007672006-11-23T00:28:00.000-05:002006-11-23T00:28:00.000-05:00Definitely SET-TO, as well as its cousin, IN A PET...Definitely SET-TO, as well as its cousin, IN A PET (generally just the A PET part shows up in a grid). You can spend hundreds of dollars on fancy etuis through <a href="http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?cgiurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2Fws%2F&fkr=1&from=R8&satitle=etui&category0=&submitSearch=Search">eBay</a>.Orangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17559144141235215318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42224491305598303312006-11-22T22:19:00.000-05:002006-11-22T22:19:00.000-05:00I just want to second or thirdly chime in for etui...I just want to second or thirdly chime in for etui. That one was handed down to me by my dear, now departed mother .English Rose in TXnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91684402923954444332006-11-22T22:13:00.000-05:002006-11-22T22:13:00.000-05:00ALEE is a little too in-the-language. The ALOUs, h...ALEE is a little too in-the-language. The ALOUs, however ... they're under consideration.<br /><br />What about LEAN-TO or SET-TO? For some reason ALEE made me think of the former, which then made me think of the latter.<br /><br />RPRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50175660173019828342006-11-22T22:11:00.000-05:002006-11-22T22:11:00.000-05:00OMOO - hmm, it's good, but I haven't seen it much....OMOO - hmm, it's good, but I haven't seen it much. NTWT is already in there. <br /><br />Chris, your ETUI musings made me laugh out loud (starting at the word "infinity" and then continuing on from there). There are a startling number of images of ETUIs that turn up on a Google Image search. And by "startling number" I mean more than two. <br /><br />Yeah, ETUI has Security Council potential. I should not have overlooked her. She's under consideration, with high likelihood of ultimate inclusion once I issue the revised Pantheon list (before Xmas).<br /><br />Never heard of ANOA. Off to look it up.<br /><br />RPRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89427726430040760242006-11-22T22:00:00.000-05:002006-11-22T22:00:00.000-05:00Can't forget ALEE and the whole ALOU family.Can't forget ALEE and the whole ALOU family.Howard Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03298388961601269980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83041984465570845742006-11-22T21:32:00.000-05:002006-11-22T21:32:00.000-05:00First, I'd like to say that this post was fantasti...First, I'd like to say that this post was fantastic.<br /><br />Second, ETUI's rating should be infinity (undefined, rather, but I'd rather call it infinity) based on U alone. No one in the history of man has ever used that word outside of crosswords. I count crossword puzzlers using it in casual conversation (I've done it once or twice...yeah, I'm like that) to count as using it in crosswords.<br /><br />There's no third, but I'd like to reiterate that this post was fantastic.Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07177442874914826830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24987012985597467802006-11-22T21:17:00.000-05:002006-11-22T21:17:00.000-05:00How many times does one use etui in conversation? ...How many times does one use etui in conversation? <br /><br />Really. <br /><br />Oh, stupid me, I've misplaced my etui!<br /><br />And Omoo. Don't forget Omoo. ntwt, and elhi.<br /><br />I've noticed that anoa is no longer in fashion. Etui has had a come back, but poor, poor anoa has been tossed on the dust heap of has-been crossword clues.<br /><br />Sigh.<br /><br />I've had it with tiara. Really. Enough is enough.Isabella di Pestohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10059723667227420583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9110130035993699612006-11-22T20:36:00.000-05:002006-11-22T20:36:00.000-05:00I shall take ALAI and ETUI into consideration. Nev...I shall take ALAI and ETUI into consideration. Never seen OLOO... (except as part of the title of the excellent movie <i>Breakin' II: Electric Boog-OLOO</i>.Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12941657567053231922006-11-22T18:43:00.000-05:002006-11-22T18:43:00.000-05:00And don't forget oloo and etui.And don't forget oloo and etui.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43371120453075830372006-11-22T18:32:00.000-05:002006-11-22T18:32:00.000-05:00I nominate roan, jai, and jai's partner alai for t...I nominate roan, jai, and jai's partner alai for the pantheon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7678891156063979342006-11-22T17:57:00.000-05:002006-11-22T17:57:00.000-05:00Lawyers have no effect in CrossWorld. God bless a ...Lawyers have no effect in CrossWorld. God bless a dictatorship.<br /><br />However ... I am taking ENO under consideration as of this moment. Ms. CARA seems to have gone missing of late, and I don't hear anyone complaining.<br /><br />RPRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67366705849108567722006-11-22T17:14:00.000-05:002006-11-22T17:14:00.000-05:00I'm guessing the Pantheon will be hearing pretty s...I'm guessing the Pantheon will be hearing pretty soon from the lawyers of ENO and CARA.DAwww.cassowarycrossing.com.aunoreply@blogger.com